6th International Symposium on Applied Linguistics & Language
Beijing - Shanghai
Location: Beijing & Shanghai, P.R. China
Date: 07-Oct-2003 - 15-Oct-2003
Call Deadline: 31-May-2003
Contact Person: Kevin Zhang
Meeting Email: kevinzzhvip.163.com
Linguistic Subfield(s): General Linguistics
Meeting Description:
The Sixth International Symposium on Applied Linguistics and Language
Teaching (Beijing-Shanghai) now calls for papers.
1.Symposium title: The 6th International Symposium on Applied
Linguistics & Language Beijing - Shanghai
2. Subject: Developing Language Skills
3. Date: Oct. 7-15, 2003
i. Oct. 7 Arrival & registration in Beijing
ii. Oct. 8-9 Plenary & group sessions for paper presentations,
seminars & workshops.
iii. Oct. 10 Visiting places of historical interest (One night of
performance of Beijing opera or equivalent during Oct. 8-10)
iv. Oct. 11 Sight-seeing in the morning & flight to Shanghai in the
afternoon
v. Oct. 12-13 Conference in Shanghai, with a night tour of the Bund &
the new Pudong District
vi. Oct. 14 Tour of New Shanghai, with some entertainment at night
vii. Oct. 15 Departure
4. Location: Beijing and/or Shanghai
5. Call Deadline: 31-May-2003
6. Requirements for abstracts: Papers are invited for 20-minute
presentation in all areas of developing language skills and from any
theoretical perspective. Send one copy of a one-page abstract for
review. The abstract must specify which meeting you wish to present in
(Beijing or Shanghai or both), title of paper, author�Euro(tm)s
name, academic affiliation, current and summer address, phone and fax
number, e-mail, and audiovisual requests. Abstracts must be on a
single page, single spaced, in font size 12, with one inch
margins. Abstract may be submitted via e-mail or mail. If submitted
via email, it may be included in the body of the e-mail message or as
an attachment.
Please do not send abstracts by fax.
7.Contact Persons:
Mr. Zhang Zhihui (Kevin)
Email address: kevinzzhvip.163.com
Mail address: Department of Foreign Languages, Beijing University of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100083, China
Ms. Aurelia Klink
Email address: Aurelia.Klinkuni.edu
Mail address: Department of International Relations, University of
Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, USA
8. All presented papers will be published in the Proceedings of the
6th International Symposium on Applied Linguistics and Language
Teaching one year after the conference and will be sent to their
authors by mail.
9. Fees
10.1. For the Beijing portion: US$550.00
10.2. For the Shanghai portion: US$500.00
10.3. For both Beijing & Shanghai, incl. the flight Beijing-Shanghai:
US$1100.00.
These fees include US$100.00 for registration and all other expenses
(food, accommodation, transportation, tickets, publication and a
complimentary copy of the proceedings, etc.) They are for double-room
in a 3-star hotel or above. For single room, add $20 per person per
day.
10.4. For spouse/child
The Beijing portion alone: US$300.00
The Shanghai portion alone: US$300.00
Both Beijing & Shanghai, incl. the Beijing-Shanghai flight: US$700.00
10. Registration:
American and European participants may register at Ms. Aurelia Klink,
UNI, USA, while participants of others countries or regions may
register at Mr. Zhang Zhihui, BUAA, China.
11. Sponsors:
University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Cedar Falls, IA50614, USA
Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (BUAA), PRC
Shanghai University of Science and Technology, PRC